[The Duke]

That’s a lower number than was cut in March. It seems to be on the right trend, no?

The difference between last month and this month coincides to the number of temporary government employees who were hired to document homes via GPS for the 2010 census. Guess how much these folks are being paid, and how long they'll have a job?

There's been no real change (though I wish there had been for the sake of us all).

[concerned about politics]

The difference between last month and this month coincides to the number of temporary government employees who were hired to document homes via GPS for the 2010 census

You're right. These are temporary. These people will be unemployed, too.

[Reverend Wright]

The Duke wrote: “There’s been no real change (though I wish there had been for the sake of us all).”

Actually there is some good news, the Household Survey estimated non-agricultural wage and salary workers at +246,000 in April

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t05.htm

Canada employment also had a surprise increase for April (although most gains were in the self-employed category)

If the CES and household survey have radically different numbers - I will always take the household survey. The CES has had problems in almost every recession and has continually been redesigned.

http://www.bls.gov/osmr/pdf/st970210.pdf